Adam Dunn - Our favorite whipping boy

by Caleb on May 17, 2008 11:28 AM EDT

I just noticed that our boy Adam has knocked in at least one run in five consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. And he has done it in an unconventional, or at least for him, manner. On May 11 and 12 he had a sacrifice fly (hard to believe I know). On May 13 his RBI came via a ground out. On May 14 he hit a solo shot. Last night he had another solo shot and an RBI walk (which provided the go ahead run).

I guess my point is he is starting to drive in some runs with out his usual power and I find that encouraging. His power stroke looks like it is slowly returning so hopefully he will crank things up and get back to his normal 40 home runs 100 RBI type season.

Below are the top consecutive game RBI streaks in Reds history.

 
 Joe Morgan         1976-06-02  1976-06-11     9                                             
 Pete Rose          1975-09-23  1976-04-13     9                                               

 Ken Griffey        2000-04-05  2000-04-12     8                                              
 Kevin Mitchell     1994-07-10  1994-07-22     8                                                
 Hal Morris         1990-06-30  1990-07-12     8                                               
 George Foster      1976-05-20  1976-05-29     8                                               
 Jerry Lynch        1962-06-15  1962-06-23     8                                               
 Frank Robinson     1959-06-21  1959-07-02     8                                              

       (a whole bunch of guys in between)                                        

 Adam Dunn          2008-05-11  2008-05-16     5

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Whoah, he leads the team in RBI - I hadn't realized that

Here’s a stat for you…

He has 22 fewer plate appearances with men on base than Brandon Phillips, but he has 1 more RBI in those situations than Phillips does – both have hit 3 HRs with men on base. Even stranger.. Phillips is batting .303/.349/.487 with men on base while Dunn is batting .217/.361/.435. So he’s got Dunn in both quantity and quality, and yet Dunn still has more RBI. Clearly Dunn is a witch.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on May 17, 2008 12:01 PM EDT 0 recs

It's always a witch with you

Maybe the Donkey found a magic pebble.

by Brendanukkah on May 17, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

what the?

lol.

BRING UP BRUCE!

by Daedalus on May 17, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey Caleb... Would you mind if I linked to this in the Facebook Application for Reds fans?

Would give us a good chance to show others how influential Dunn is for this team.

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on May 17, 2008 12:08 PM EDT 0 recs

not at all

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on May 17, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

awesome. Thanks for letting us feed off your knowledge!

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on May 17, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

Agreed.

Any other “Adam Dunn isn’t the antichrist” related posts would also be relevant there too. I’m coming up with decent arguments, but it’d be nice to show people that this research has already been done and presented more poignantly than I’m able to.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on May 17, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Here we see a depiction of the antichrist after a particually painful day at GABP

Four Brats, 6 of the $7.50 beers, some pizza, pink cotten candy and Josh Fogg on the mound

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 17, 2008 3:45 PM EDT 0 recs

all the research that matters is the in the box score of today's game.

Today May 17th Dunn hits game winning HR.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 17, 2008 7:22 PM EDT 0 recs

You think maybe we joke too much?

I’m afraid Adam might stumble (lumber?) across our little site and think we’re being serious. (Adam, if you’re reading, we get you.)

by Brian B on May 18, 2008 12:31 AM EDT 0 recs

Adam Dunn seems to be a prankster in his own right.

And a very bright guy for a fisherman. I doubt if he reads RR, BUT if he did he would appreciate the support that we give him, even Zach (in his own inscrutable way).

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
. - Elizabeth Bishop

by Madville on May 18, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

I really enjoyed it last night

i was watching with my “old school” four man rotation, no pitch counts, Dad. When Baker had Dunn bunting I was up in arms because I knew he had a better chance of hitting a game winning homerun rather than a bunt. My dad disagreed he said “well he will either strike out or hit into a double play, I’d rather not waste an out”. It was almost like “He’s just not a clutch player”, but not on television. I think I might have to start to pay for my own car insurrance.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on May 18, 2008 9:46 AM EDT 0 recs